This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1973.
Fiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1973
DateBookAuthor January 7 Jonathan Livingston Seagull Richard Bach January 14 January 21 January 28 February 4 February 11 February 18 February 25 March 4 March 11 March 18 March 25 The Odessa File Frederick Forsyth April 1 April 8 April 15 April 22 April 29 May 6 Once Is Not Enough Jacqueline Susann May 13 May 20 May 27 June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24 July 1 Breakfast of Champions Kurt Vonnegut July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 August 5 August 12 August 19 August 26 September 2 September 9 The Hollow Hills Mary Stewart September 16 September 23 September 30 October 7 October 14 October 21 October 28 November 4 November 11 November 18 November 25 The Honorary Consul Graham Greene December 2 December 9 Burr Gore Vidal December 16 December 23 December 30
Nonfiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1973
DateBookAuthor January 7 I'm OK – You're OK Thomas A. Harris January 14 Harry S. Truman Margaret Truman January 21 The Best and the Brightest David Halberstam January 28 Harry S. Truman Margaret Truman February 4 The Best and the Brightest David Halberstam February 11 Harry S. Truman Margaret Truman February 18 Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution Robert Atkins February 25 March 4 March 11 March 18 March 25 April 1 April 8 April 15 April 22 April 29 May 6 May 13 May 20 May 27 June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24 July 1 July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 August 5 The Joy of Sex Alex Comfort August 12 Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution Robert Atkins August 19 August 26 The Joy of Sex Alex Comfort September 2 Dr. Atkins' Diet Revolution Robert Atkins September 9 September 16 The Joy of Sex Alex Comfort September 23 September 30 October 7 October 14 How to Be Your Own Best Friend Mildred Newman and Bernard Berkowitz with Jean Owen October 21 The Joy of Sex Alex Comfort October 28 November 4 How to Be Your Own Best Friend Mildred Newman and Bernard Berkowitz with Jean Owen November 11 The Joy of Sex Alex Comfort November 18 November 25 How to Be Your Own Best Friend Mildred Newman and Bernard Berkowitz with Jean Owen December 2 December 9 Alistair Cooke's America Alistair Cooke December 16 December 23 December 30
See also Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1970s
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